RE: cannot run CMD.EXE

[Frank Merenda <fmerenda at offmail dot vetexchange dot com>]

try typing if all lowercase. i.e.
cmd.exe

that works on my NT box from any directory I am in.

Thanks,
Frank Merenda | Senior Software Engineer
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pavel Kudrna [mailto:kudrna@plasma.troja.mff.cuni.cz]
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 5:23 PM
> To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject: cannot run CMD.EXE
> 
> 
> Hello,
> when I try to run CMD.EXE from bash the program is not found 
> although the correct full path is specified (see below).
> If I change directory towards CMD.EXE it is OK, cmd.exe is 
> found.
> 
> bash2.04 /cygdrive/c $ /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32/CMD.EXE
> The name specified is not recognized as an
> internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
> bash2.04 /cygdrive/c $ cd /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32
> bash2.04 /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32 $ cmd
> Microsoft(R) Windows NT(TM)
> (C) Copyright 1985-1996 Microsoft Corp.
> 
> c:\WINNT\system32>exit
> 
> If the directory c:\winnt\system32 is included in %PATH% it 
> is also OK.
> Is it problem of uppercase/lowercase or what does it mean?
> Thanks
> Pavel Kudrna.
> 
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